In an interview with Vickey Lalwani, cricketer-turned-actor Salil Ankola revealed that he didn't watch a single cricket match from 1999 or 2000 to 2011. Ankola said he was disheartened over not being picked in Indian team after 1997 without any explanation. "I haven't seen Virender Sehwag playing, [or] Virat Kohli debut...I did not want to see cricket anymore," he added.